Hatayspor perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Balıkesirspor can look both up and down from their 12th position.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Hatayspor are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Balıkesirspor are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Hatayspor form and stats
33 points is a decent return from 14 1. Lig games here at Antakya Atatürk Stadı for Hatayspor. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Hatayspor shared the glory with Istanbulspor in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Umraniyespor in a game that was won 2-0.
Late drama in the game against Istanbulspor as Hatayspor were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until S. Örnek popped out and made it level in the 88th minute. S. Örnek was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Istanbulspor after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Hatayspor are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Lig match at Boluspor awaits in three days.
Hatayspor has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Hatayspor have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 7 goals.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. Lig travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. It's three draws from Balıkesirspor's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The manager Y. Şimşek was unhappy after their last game, a 1. Lig match played at their home ground Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu. Balıkesirspor suffered a 0-1 loss to Menemen Belediyespor (placed 11th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Altnordu.
After this away game Balıkesirspor return home for a 1. Lig game against Fatih Karagumruk. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Balıkesirspor as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Balıkesirspor are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Balıkesirspor - Hatayspor 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Hatayspor won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Balıkesirspor has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoTop Goalscorers
  M. Aydın 8 goals |  S. Ilgaz 6 goals |  R. Başaran 6 goals |
Hatayspor missing players
Balıkesirspor missing players
| Hatayspor | Balıkesirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| 25 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 34 |
| 90% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 83% |
| 59% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 57% | 62% |
| 41% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 28% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 7% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 45% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 55% | 71% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 34% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 279 | 152 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 107 | 254 |
| 101 | 57 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 46 | 104 |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 29% |
- Balıkesirspor have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Hatayspor has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
- Hatayspor has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
- Hatayspor has the most clean sheets (10) at home
- Hatayspor has the most clean sheets (16)
- Hatayspor has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Hatayspor has the the best goal difference (+13) at home
- Hatayspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hatayspor | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 54 |
| 2 | BB Erzurumspor | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 50 |
| 3 | Bursaspor | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 46 |
| 4 | Adana Demirspor | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Fatih Karagumruk | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Altay | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Giresunspor | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 41 |
| 9 | Umraniyespor | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Keciorengucu | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| 11 | Menemen Belediyespor | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 38 |
| 12 | Balıkesirspor | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 35 |
| 13 | Istanbulspor | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
| 14 | Altnordu | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Boluspor | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 25 |
| 16 | Osmanlspor | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Adanaspor | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 27 | -18 | 20 |
| 18 | Eskisehirspor | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -15 | 17 |